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On Prophesying by Dreams

Author
Aristotle
Series
World Classics
Language
English
Length
16 pages
ISBN
9781787240032
Published
6 December 2016
Imprint
The Big Nest
  • Aristotle
  • dreams
  • life
  • _x000D_ philosophy
  • ethics
  • virtue
  • Greek
  • thought
  • logic
  • natural

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As to the divination which takes place in sleep, and is said to be based on dreams, we cannot lightly either dismiss it with contempt or give it implicit confidence. The fact that all persons, or many, suppose dreams to possess a special significance, tends to inspire us with belief in it, as founded on the testimony of experience; and indeed that divination in dreams should, as regards some subjects, be genuine, is not incredible, for it has a show of reason; from which one might form a like opinion also respecting all other dreams.

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Aristotle was an influential philosopher and polymath who lived in Ancient Greece. He was a student of Plato and is widely regarded as one of the most important thinkers in history, pioneering the fields of aesthetics, ethics, metaphysics, politics, and science. His works were instrumental in the development of Western thought and have been a major source of inspiration throughout the ages.

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